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Introduction to Linux - A Hands on Guide

This guide was created as an overview of the Linux Operating System, geared toward new users as an exploration tour and getting started guide, with exercises at the end of each chapter.
For more advanced trainees it can be a desktop reference, and a collection of the base knowledge needed to proceed with system and network administration. This book contains many real life examples derived from the author's experience as a Linux system and network administrator, trainer and consultant. They hope these examples will help you to get a better understanding of the Linux system and that you feel encouraged to try out things on your own.

Hi, I am trying to get access to my linuc fc5 computer but I am unable to see it on my XP computer but I can see it from the opposite setup. Can someone help me out as to why I can't access my linux machine from my XP machine. I would really appreciate it.

Concerning about the first problem, i.e. you cant see your linux ssamba box in xp neighbourhood places.Does XP computer fall in the same workgroup ?
Can you try it browsing by \\ip-address-of-samba-box ?

You got to change that netbios value to "netbios name" in your smb.conf & as that sets up the name for your samba box; & probably as its not there it will be displaying you as your machine dns name in your windows neighbourhoobd.

If your windows box really fall in the same workgroup, i.e. stooges (checkback that windows xp box is having the same workgroup)then you will not get any error of that sorts. (as this has nothing to do with your samba configuration)

Infact if you confirm the same then you can checkback your samba server directly by browsing its ip also. Please also be informed that once you get through to your samba server; you got to add some username & pass to unix & samba user database as well. Further i hope permissions at filesystem level & in smb.conf should also got to be specified.